Congratulations to Krista Rillo for being selected
Seattle Works
2006 Community Award Winner
"Getting **it Done" Award

This award recognizes outstanding contributions to our community by leaders in their 20s and 30s.

Working for the past seven years with Community for Youth, Krista directs endless energy toward creating innovative ways to build the Steps Ahead mentoring program at Chief Sealth High School.

What makes Community for Youth unique:

• We build a community of support for students and mentors
• We teach and instill core concepts focused on personal growth and accountability
• Students and mentors are involved in the selection of their match
• We place a strong emphasis on mentor training and support
• We place a staff member in each of our schools during the school day.

• 90 - 100% of students in our programs stay in school (compared to 78% of Seattle Public High School students)
  
  
• 90%+ of those students who stay in our programs graduate from high school (compared to 58.9% of Seattle Public High School students)
  
  
• 83% of our students positively changed their behavior and/or achieved their goal
  
  
• 93% of our students reported that they benefited from our program
  
  
• 86% believe they gained a sense of personal accountability
  
  
• 97% feel connected to the community